The Delhi EC has passed orders to include Rs 24,407 and Rs 39,061 in the poll expenses of Singh and Sharma respectively. Singh is contesting from Gandhi Nagar while Sharma is a sitting MLA from Uttam Nagar constituency.

Two instances of paid news have been found against Congress MLA Sumesh Shokeen, who is contesting from Matiala constituency and Rs 62,650 added in his poll expenses.

Rs 19,582 have been added in the poll expenses of BJP councillor and candidate from Matiala constituency Rajesh Gehlot.

Six instances of paid news have been found against BJP candidate from Tilak Nagar, Rajiv Babbar and Rs 20,621 have been added in his poll expenses.

Out of 16 candidates, six are from Congress, eight from BJP and two are from BSP.

As far as action against electronic/print media is concerned for paid news, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev said a detailed report would be sent to the Election Commission after the electoral process gets over.

"The EC will further interact with the Press Council of India and the appropriate broadcasting authority for action against media houses," said Dev.